What were the biggest problems encountered?:
The Cloud Integration Breaks sometimes.
Documentation not up to mark.

Detailed Review:

1. Introduction

Internet of Things has taken such a pace that It is, now, even more challenging to differentiate between a Education Kits and feature rich development platform. First of all I would like to thank Element 14 and Element 14 Community to give me the opportunity to RoadTest Matrix Lab's Matrix Creator development Kit.

Jumping rt into the Roadtest Lets get through with the Unboxing.

UNBOXING OF MATRIX CREATOR AND RASPBERRY PI 3

2. About the Kits

The kit has the Following modules, One in Blue are on the Matrix Creator and In Green are Features added By Raspberry Pi

NOTE : The blue-green one are standard Cells recycled from old UPS Battery

I Got this 2500mAh Battery With the Pi UPS HAT

Some Essential Connectors

Headers for Proper Pi HAT Spacing

ASSEMBLY BEGINS :

First Add the SD CARD

Add the Mounting Screws

Connect the 40 Pin Header

Connect the Pi Cam Flex Cable

Adding the Base of the Case

Completing the case

Getting the Camera Cable Out of UPS HAT

Fixing the UPS HAT On Pi

So Far So Good

Connecting the Camera connector

Adding Final Spacers and securing the Pi UPS HAT To Pi

Assembly Completed

Going though the Side Views

Going though the Side Views

Going though the Side Views

Now Just Connect the HDMI and Switch the UPS HAT ON

Adding Camera to the KIT :

{gallery} Camera Complications

Life Saver : As no screws were provided, Using double side tape to my rescue.

Finally Got the Camera Stuck

BEAUTY

Connections (UPS HAT IS IN BETWEEN)

Setup : Next to Original Pi and not so clean desk

NOTE :: I would request Matrix to provide Camera Mounting Screws with the Kit as these does not come with the Pi cam and its really difficult to find one of that size !!

3. Proper Software Installation Instructions

Firstly, I set up to find a 8GB memory card as well as at least 2 amp power supply adapter.

Now follow this link One issue I faced is that Matrix uses the latest version on Node and npm and I had difficulty getting those rt the first time.

So, here's the trick that will work 100%, First install the MOS not the Matrix CLI (As per their documentation) this will insure you download the node and npm versions that matrix uses. Then install the Command line version and Voila it will install like a charm.

It takes about 2 hours getting the initial setup done so please do grab a beer

BEWARE sometimes the device behaves funny and somehow their arrives an authentication problem and you will not be able to connect to the matrix servers and mod won't start up in such case De-Register the device and Re-Do the registration process with the Secret key. That seams to solve the issue.

4. Example Applications

## Unfortunately, during testing and trying stuff, I broke by 8GB Class 4 SD CARD and was back to square 1 So I will update with the process of installation once again.

But before that Let me give you what all I Have tried.

1. Using the Board is like super simple With the issue that it takes a good amount of time sending the data to the matrix servers and getting them back.